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Massimo Piombini leaves Balmain

Dec 5, 2019 / France

The company's CEO has stepped down after two years in the job. A new CEO is expected to join Balmain in February next year

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NSRA names Retailer of the Year

Dec 5, 2019 / United States

The National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) named Molly and David Jackson as its 2019 Retailer of the Year and celebrated it during NSRA's leadership conference

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Overcube: from the digital to the high street

Dec 4, 2019 / Portugal

The Portuguese-based marketplace, part of the Kyaia group, opened its first physical store in Lisbon

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Nike: Thasunda Brown Duckett joins Board of Directors

Dec 4, 2019 / United States

The announcement was made last month by the athleticwear giant

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Shoe Carnival with growing sales and profit

Dec 4, 2019 / United States

The US-based retailer announced third quarter results with increasing net sales and net income, with growth rates of, respectively, 2% and 14% in the quarter

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Declining exports in India

Dec 3, 2019 / India

The weak demand from key European countries impacted the performance of the exports of the Indian leather industry

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Foot Locker rising revenue

Dec 3, 2019 / United States

The athletic footwear retail chain has reported revenue of almost 5.8 billion US dollars in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 2% compared to the previous year

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Dr. Martens sale rumors intensify

Dec 3, 2019 / United Kingdom

American-based investment firm Carlyle Group is reportedly in the race for British footwear brand Dr. Martens

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Several bidders for sneaker brand Golden Goose

Dec 2, 2019 / Italy

Permira and VF are amongst the list of interested. This follows Golden Goose owner Carlyle invitation for the submission of non-binding offers by mid-December

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Cavalli has a new owner

Dec 2, 2019 / Italy

Hussain Sajwani's investment company Vision Investments has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Italian fashion company from the fund Clessidra

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Clarks calls in McKinsey to conduct business review

Dec 2, 2019 / United Kingdom

British footwear retailer Clarks has called in consultants from McKinsey & Co to conduct a review of the business and assess its options amid difficult trading

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Industry reacts to Vogue Business article

Nov 29, 2019 / European Union

The article titled Fashion's biodiversity problem was published on platform Vogue Business. Several industry bodies arguee it conveys misleading information

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European Research and Technology Network launched

Nov 29, 2019 / CEC

Under the auspice of the European Footwear Confederation (CEC), nine Footwear Technology Centres from across Europe have agreed to join forces to push forward the footwear research agenda in Europe

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